US Open: Rohan Bopanna, Aldila Sutjiadilose lose mixed doubles semi-final
Veteran Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Indonesian partner Aldila Sutjiadi have been knocked out of the 2024 US Open. The duo was defeated by the American pair Donald Young and Taylor Townsend in the mixed doubles semi-final clash. The match ended with a score of 3-6, 4-6 in favor of the American team. This victory has kept alive Townsend's hopes of securing two doubles titles at this tournament.
A look at match summary
Townsend and Young were the more consistent pair, winning 60 percent of the total points. The Indo-Indonesian pair served four aces compared to the American team's none. Both the pairs committed only two double faults throughout the match. Townsend and Young had a win percentage of 74 and 76 on their first and second serve respectively. The American pair converted 3/5 break points while the Indo-Indonesian duo could convert only 1/4 break points.
Bopanna-Sutjiadi's journey to the semis
The Bopanna-Sutjiadi duo, seeded eighth in the tournament, earlier defeated fourth seeds Matthew Ebden and Barbora Krejcikova in the quarter-finals. The match lasted an hour and 33 minutes, concluding with a score of 7-6(4), 2-6, 10-7. Before that, Bopanna-Sutjiadi beat John Peers and Kateřina Siniakova in the Round of 16 (0-6, 7-6, 10-7). In the opening round, the duo beat Demi Schuurs and Tim Putz 7-6, 7-6.
Bopanna's earlier exit from men's doubles
Before his exit in the mixed doubles, Bopanna had also been knocked out of the men's doubles event. Second seeds Matthew Ebden and Bopanna were defeated by the 16th-seeded Argentine pair of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni in the third round. The match ended with a score of 1-6, 5-7 in favor of the Argentine team.
Townsend-Young to face Errani-Vavassori in US Open final
After their win against Bopanna and Sutjiadi, American duo Townsend and Young will face Italians Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori, the number three seeds, in Thursday's final. Errani and Vavassori overcame Aleksandar Kovacevic and Tyra Caterina Grant in the semis. The duo won 6-3, 7-5. Meanwhile, the mixed doubles match will mark Young's retirement from professional tennis after the tournament.
